Maure Ann Metzger, Ed.D.        

Dr. Maure Ann Metzger has 25+ years of experience as an educator, trainer and speaker in youth leadership and service learning. Many at-risk and special needs secondary students were able to participate in leadership development opportunities as a result of Maure Ann's programs and leadership. Students were able to discover, grow and apply their talents to accomplish award-winning projects and achievements such as the Minnesota Outstanding Contribution to Service Learning Award and the Governor’s Recognition Award.

An advocate and champion for youth empowerment, Maure Ann is committed to creating positive and meaningful change for youth in schools and society. With expertise ranging from program development to systems change initiatives, Maure Ann provides the leadership necessary for transforming ideas into action. Her experience and background in psychology, education and leadership ensures a strong, holistic foundation for her work with students, schools and communities. Whether working with individuals or organizations, Maure Ann brings the vision, skills and inspiration needed to achieve success.
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Credentials

Maure Ann received her Ed.D. in Leadership from St. Mary’s University, where her research topic was An Appreciative Inquiry of Youth Perspective on Effective Youth Leadership Programming. She received her M.S., School Psychology, and her B.S., Special Education, EMH, from Moorhead State University. She is a member of the American Society of Training and Development. Maure Ann and her students received numerous awards including: Minnesota Outstanding Contribution to Service Learning Award in 2009, Minnesota State Service Learning Practitioner’s Award in 2008, Minnesota Student Service Award for Children of Compassion Project in 2007, Minnesota Student Service Award for Outstanding Service Learning in 2006, and her Leadership students were presented the Governor’s Recognition Award in 2005.

Publications

Maure Ann’s doctoral dissertation was titled An Appreciative Inquiry of Youth Perspective on Effective Youth Leadership Programming. She has also authored Solution-Focused Practices Listening Groups, an action research report and Everything You Wanted Your Students to Know about Sexuality but Were Afraid to Teach, a sexuality curriculum co-authored for the State of Minnesota. Dr. Metzger is currently writing her first book, A Prison Called School, about the challenges that at-risk and special needs youth face in our school systems.

Training and Speaking (national, state and local samples)
  • 3-D Leadership: Igniting Youth Leadership in Your Community, National Youth Development Symposium
  • Youth Perspective on Effective Youth Leadership Programming, National Service Learning Conference
  • Youth Voice, Action and Leadership in Your School/Community, Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs
  • Learning and Leading Outside the Lines, Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs
  • We are More Than the Sum of Our Parts and Our Labels, Minnesota Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development
  • Prescription for Success: Solution-Focused Classrooms, Minnesota Child & Adolescent  Mental Health Conference
  • LIVE IT: Carver County Youth Summit
  • Championing Service Learning for Students & Staff (district)
 
Program and Curriculum Development (samples)
  • L.E.A.D.E.R.S. Leadership Empowerment through Action, Development, Education, Reflection and Service, a youth leadership program and curriculum
  • YouthBuild Leadership Academy, college and career preparatory program
  • Professional Learning Communities
  • Mentorship Program for Educators
  • Solution-Focused Practices, district-level implementation of new methodology

Media

Maure Ann and her students have been featured in numerous newspapers including the Star Tribune, Chaska Herald, Chanhassen Villager, Carver County Health Partnership Newsletter, and others. She also appeared on SPNN’s (Metro Cable Network Channel 6) feature, “It’s a Woman’s World”.


Maure Ann Metzger  Ed.D., Youth Leadership: IAWW, SPNN
  
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Testimonials

It taught me how to respect myself and others in all aspects, like helping me realize that I can change.  I can pick myself up after I do something.  I can have feelings once again like I used to have, but before I came here I didn’t have anything.  That’s what the class can do.  It contributed so much to me by helping me see how I can actually change the world and how people can show me how to do that and I can show people how to do that too . . . leadership class really changes people - mind, body, and soul.
J.T., High School Student in Leadership Class     

I can say without reservation that Dr. Metzger has become one of my most valued colleagues and mentors.  One  of the things that I have come to appreciate most about Dr. Metzger is her ability to help others discover their talents, cultivate those talents into strengths, and then empower them to utilize those talents and strengths for the benefit of the others. 
R.S., Director of Research & Development     

From initial research to actual implementation, working with Maure Ann on the teacher Mentoring project was an exceptional and enjoyable experience.  She continually demonstrated skills, communication, organization, planning and knowledge that turned a daunting task into a successful product that earned the support of staff at every level.  
S.S., Special Education Teacher of 19 years